The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

How to Make Your First $1,000 as a Freelancer - BlogcastFM Backstage

The Unmistakable Creative Podcast

In this episode of BlogcastFM, my former guest Ryan Ferrier joins me for a chat about his latest project, 60 Day MBA. See How Ryan Ferrier Sold Multiple Startups and Bootstrapped His Life. Ryan is one of the smartest people I've ever had on BlogcastFM and he's sold two startups to Zynga. Ryan packed this with some killer insights on how to make your first $1,000 online. Here are some highlights from our chat:
  • The Rules of the BlogcastFM Drinking Game Ryan Ferrier
  • The Most Important Elements of an MBA
  • The Power of Interviewing Your Customers
  • How to Translate Your Customer Insights into Offers
  • Why You Must Talk about Benefits Instead of Features
  • A Simple Test for Whether or Not Your Offer Will Work
  • Why Building the Next Facebook Is a Bad Starting Idea
  • Why You Have to Take Action to Get Results
  • How to Partner with Your Customers to Build an Offer
  • What Ryan Did to Take a Product from 1 to 1 Million Users
  • The Iterative Approach to Developing Your Offer 
  • Why You Should Use Your Customers' Hot Button Words
  • What Caused TiVo to Fail as a Commercial Success 
Ryan Ferrier is teaching people how to do the boring (but important) stuff that it takes to start and run a successful business. You can learn more about Ryan at 60DayMBA.com. If you want to sign up for the webinar discussed you can go to BackstageRyan.com If you liked this article, would you share it with your friends? Just click here to post it to Twitter. 

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